rmdopen.bmj2d
Stability of symptom-based subtypes in Sjogren’s disease
5 Université Paris-Sud, Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Auto-immune Diseases (IMVA), Institut pour la Santé et la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1184, Université Paris-Saclay, Le ...
rmdopen.bmj2d
Tocilizumab is effective against polymyalgia rheumatica: experience in 13 intractable cases
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) affects older people, and although glucocorticoids are effective in treating PMR, they frequently result in side effects. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to ...
rmdopen.bmj5d
Characterisation of gut microbiota composition in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and its modulation by TNF inhibitor treatment
Objective To assess whether gut microbiota composition is associated with patient characteristics and may have predictive value on the response to TNF inhibitor (TNFi) treatment in axial ...
rmdopen.bmj7d
Gender equity in academic rheumatology, current status and potential for improvement: a cross-sectional study to inform an EULAR task force
Objectives Evidence on the current status of gender equity in academic rheumatology in Europe and potential for its improvement is limited. The EULAR convened a task force to obtain empirical evidence ...
rmdopen.bmj11d
Impact of assessing patient-reported outcomes with mobile apps on patient–provider interaction
Objective To explore the effect of apps measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) on patient–provider interaction in the rheumatic diseases in an observational setting. Methods Patients in the Swiss ...
rmdopen.bmj14d
Is rheumatoid arthritis always preceded by a symptomatic at-risk phase of arthralgia?
Objectives Secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is generally considered potentially impactful because the entire ...
rmdopen.bmj15d
Sick leave in early axial spondyloarthritis: the role of clinical and socioeconomic factors. Five-year data from the DESIR cohort
Objectives To investigate the occurrence of sick leave (SL) and the impact of clinical and socioeconomic factors on SL in early axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Methods Patients with a clinical ...
rmdopen.bmj19d
Achieving pain control in early rheumatoid arthritis with baricitinib monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate versus methotrexate monotherapy
Objectives This post hoc analysis assessed speed, magnitude and maintenance of pain improvement in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving baricitinib, baricitinib and methotrexate ...
rmdopen.bmj25d
Why does the gout attack stop? A roadmap for the immune pathogenesis of gout
Gout is one of the most severe and frequent rheumatic diseases. Clinical manifestations of gout arise from uric acid crystal deposition in the musculoskeletal tissue. At high concentrations of uric ...
rmdopen.bmj1mon
Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study
Background Janus kinase inhibitors are an effective option for achieving sustained remission or low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) following inadequate response to ...
rmdopen.bmj1mon
Mixed connective tissue disease: state of the art on clinical practice guidelines
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a complex overlap disease with features of different autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) namely systemic sclerosis, poly/dermatomyositis and systemic ...
rmdopen.bmj1mon
Triple jump for the optimal management of psoriatic arthritis: diet, sleep and exercise – a review
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex, multiform and chronic inflammatory disease characterised by the association of arthritis and psoriasis combined with other related conditions and comorbidities.